Hey! I was out shopping again at a local salvage yard that is closing down, and i bought this old Chrysler Royal so it wouldn't get melted down and turned into a Daewoo Lanos or some such rubbish.
These Chryslers were manufactured unchanged from 1946 to the beginning of the 1949 model year, and I've always liked the big grinning face they have. They were a nicely put-together car featuring a 251 c.i. flathead 6 cylinder engine, and this car has the "Fluid-Drive", which is basically a fluid coupling in front of a regular clutch and 3-speed standard transmission.
I got the engine to turn over by hand, so there's a chance it can be made to run, but the fluid-drive transmission means that I won't be able to pull-start the car like I do with some of these units that have been parked for 40-50 years. Nevertheless, I think it might be persuaded to run with a "little" tinkering...
Well, I hope you guys enjoy a short look around at this sweet old Chrysler; anyone who has been following this channel for any amount of time knows I am prone to acquiring this type of thing when left unattended for very long. I think that these cars represent a time in history that is gone and not coming back anytime soon, and I hate seeing them cubed for a couple hundred bucks worth of scrap to be made into something immeasurably inferior to what it is right now, even in its somewhat weathered state.
As usual, I would like to sincerely thank everyone who subscribed to my little channel here, and for all of your "likes" and comments. I read every one, and genuinely appreciate that anyone would take the time to tell us that they like this kind of thing. Of course, I couldn't do this without the help of any number of generous friends who help out finding, moving, tidying, and tinkering on these hopeless cases. Thank you guys.
Of course, none of it means anything if Stella isn't having fun...
Cheers to everyone from me, the other CWMC Agents, and of course my girl Stella...
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28 май 2016
